Hey all. Looking at getting a car topper and wondering what's the best way to carry the motor. Will be getting a 15 hp Yamaha and would like to mount it on the rear of the Cruiser. Any one got any ideas or pics ?

Last edited by mudjunkie on January 4th, 2013, 3:40 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Hey Chris, if I remember rightly that one didn't work too well, the Lux couldn't get up on the plane! You might need something a bit bigger with a power Tilt & Trim to do that!

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Altho a lottle closer to the topic.... Mudj, I've seen a few vehicles with replacement rear bars carrying a single spare instead of two, leaving the second arm to carry a plate that the outboard mounts onto just like it mounts onto the transom of the tinny. You got a Spare Wheel Carrier back there?

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Could be... Does the motor you are considering have a built in fuel tank or is it separate? When we were carrying the boat on the roof rack, our little outboard (with a built in tank) sat in a home made bracket fixed to the roof rack that held it horizontally; it was easily light enough to put up and take down, the transom mount screws held it up the motor end along with a strap & screw arrangement up the prop end, and it had a bit of shock absorption in the padding it sat in and the mount itself. The inverted boat went on over the top of it so it wasn't all that easily removed or even accessed by any light fingered types. It did a lot of off road & corrugated kms without any hassles, except that we did need to empty the fuel tank before putting it up there and fill it again once it came down before use. And of course, once we upsized the boat & converted its trailer to an off road trailer it fitted on the boat transom along side the big motor & basically it stayed there all the time (had a safety chain fitted tho, so it couldn't fall off or be helped off!)

All ideas that might help I guess, but I still prefer the idea of a biiig marinised V8 in the tub of a ute with a stern drive unit...

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i think the rear swing out holder is about your best bet. weight wise the 15 wouldnt be to bad would it. i had an old school 15 evi long shaft and remember having to clench my ring when carrying it. i have a 8 yam short now and that wouldnt be any heavier than a 31 on a steel rim. i think the biggest thing is supporting it enough against bounce and vibration. i would tie it back so it doesnt bounce on its hinge and wrap it up against dust etc. i think the plate mount with extended drop down support with a u shape cradle to tie the leg back into would be best for long trips. i wrapped mine up in a blanket on a recent fraser trip and tied it down to the back seat floor with the seat folded up.

Weeellll, looks good mudjunkie, but it's never gonna drive the vehicle thru the water like that!

You'd hafta swing it out & lower it a fair bit for it to give you any drive once you are in the water, and I can't see how that mount will do anything successfully but carry the outboard when you're driving?

Looks pretty good for what it is tho! No bad vibrations back there while you are on the dirt etc? What do you need to do for the mounting pad? I'd use insertion rubber glued onto the 'v' down the foot end to minimise the wear & tear on the motor casing; maybe overkill, but it seemed to work for me.

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